LOBELIAS 

MARIGOLD, HARMONY HYBRIDS 

GAILLARDIA (Blanket Flower) (hP). 
Beautiful show plant, remarkable for the 
profusion, size and brilliancy of its flow- 
ers. Continuous blooms from early sum- 
mer until late in the fall. Grows best in 
sun, but endures slight shade. Height | to 
2 feet. Bears large, showy, solitary heads 
with yellow or reddish rays and purple 
disks. Flowers on long stems, which 
makes them ideal for bouquets. Plant in 
mixed border, combining with Deep-blue 
Delphinium, Russet Snapdragons, Yellow 
Geum. Varieties: (Perennials) Dazzler, 
maroon red, golden yellow; Single Mixed 
(Annuals) Lorenziana, Double Mixed, 
Single Mixed. Packet, 10c. 
GERANIUM (Pelargonium) (P). This 
well-known half hardy perennial will 
bloom the first year from seed if sown 
early. Grown in pots and when weather is 
suitable, insert in soil. Subject to frost 
injury, so remove and give shelter during 
cold weather. Grow in sun and partial 
shade. Varieties: Zonale Mixed. 
Packet, 25c. 
GERBERA (Transvaal Daisy) (tP). Large 
daisy-like blossoms with flower stems ris- 
ing to a height of about 2 feet. Flowers 
are excellent for cutting; stand well above 
a rosette of gray-green leaves and are 
solid colored in many pastel shades from 
pale amber through salmon and rose to 
rich ruby red. Raising plants from seed is 
not difficult, except that germination is 
uncertain and careful handling is neces- 
sary; for this reason propagation is gen- 
erally done by cuttings. Best to group 
Gerbera by themselves in beds or flower 
borders, but can be combined with 
Ageratum, Blue Lace Flower and certain 
colors of Snapdragons. Mixed colors. 
Packet, 25c. 
GEUM (hP). | to 2 feet tall. Best in sun, 
but tolerates some shade. Hardy plants, 
with rosette formation of large, rough 
strawberry-like leaves; long flower stalks, 
bearing double rose-like flowers. Sow 
seed in early fall or early spring. Produces 
blooming plants in one year. Grows well 
in moist light soils; attacked by soil pests, 
use Naphthalene Flakes in soil. Groupings 
—looks well with Tall Lobelia, Michael- 
mas Daisy and Salvia. Varieties: Mrs. 
Bradshaw, blooms all summer, bearing 
fully double, brilliant orange-scarlet flow- 
ers. Lady Stratheden is a double yellow. 
Packet, 10c. 
GODETIA (Satin Flower) (hA). Grows 
from | to 2 feet tall in sunny or slightly 
shady places. Erect, slender branching 
plant; bright green, lanceolate leaves; 
large, expanded, single and double satiny 
flowers, white, crimson, pink, mauve, to 
purple. Seed should be sown in flats, 
transplanted when soil is warm. Grows in 
rather poor, sandy soil. Grouping—gen- 
erally looks best alone, can be combined 
with Clarkia, Larkspur, certain Snapdrag- 
ons and Stocks. Varieties: Tall Double 
Azalea Flowered Mixed. Packet, 10c. 
IST-EMS 
Strong, dark green ‘‘invisible’’ 
tapes with wire reinforcing — 
speedily and permanently support 
annuals, perennials, vines, 
shrubs, and vegetables. 
Box of 200, 4-inch size, 25c; 
Box of 100, 8-inch size, 25c; 
< Box of 100, 16-inch size, 50c. 
RNS NEW! I5c Pkg., 50 of 8-inch size; 
~ 10c Pkg., 35 of 8-inch size. 


GYPSOPHILA (Baby Breath) (hA). These 
light airy plants have a hair-like foliage 
and produce a very lovely effect in the 
garden. Excellent with bouquets. Sow 
seed outdoors in early spring, repeat sow- 
ings for longer season of blooms. Thrive 
in most moderately rich soil. Does well in 
rockeries. Varieties: Grandiflora Alba, 
true white. Grandflora Rosza, pink. Panic- 
ulata Alba (Perennial), single white. 
Packet, 10c. 
HELICHRYSUM (Everlasting Strawflower) 
(hA). Flowers of papery quality which are 
extensively used for permanent winter 
bouquets because when they are dried 
they retain their form and color. Easily 
grown in a sunny spot in ordinary soil. 
Mixed. Packet, 10c. 
HELIOTROPE (hhA). Well known and 
much admired as border and bedding 
plant and also can be trained for a climber, 
growing from | to 6 feet high. Flowers 
borne in trusses and are very fragrant, 
blooming beautiful shades of lilac and 
lavender. Blooms profusely in summer. 
Prefers a rich, light loam. Packet, 10c. 
HOLLYHOCK (Althaea) (hP). Grows 6 
to 12 feet in sun or partial shade. Erect 
plants, with spire-like, simple, hairy 
stems; large, rough, heart-shaped leaves; 
large, regular, round blossoms of various 
bright colors. Grows in any soil; enrich 
with sheep manure. Subject to rust; con- 
trol rust with Greenol copper spray. Ap- 
propriate along walls, lattice fences, boun- 
dary lines, interspersed among shrubs. Va- 
rieties: Double, maroon, rose pink, scarlet, 
yellow and mixed. Single mixed. 
Packet, 10c. 
HYACINTH BEAN (Dolichos Lablab) 
(hhA). A splendid, rapid growing climber, 
attains a growth of 12 to 20 feet. Bears 
clusters of hyacinth-like flowers in great 
profusion, followed by beautiful orna- 
mental seed pods. Mixed. Packet, 10c. 
HEUCHERA (Coral Bells) (hP) . Blooming 
from June to September, they are valuable 
for the low border or rockery, growth 12 
to 18 inches. In a good loamy soil and 
sunny location, the plants produce mats of 
deep green, from which rise slender stalks 
bearing airy clusters of bell-shaped flow- 
ers. Packet, 15c. 
KOCHIA CHILDSII (Mexican Fire Bush) 
(hA). A fast-growing, shrub-like orna- 
mental. The small but dense foliage, 
which is a clear bright green in spring, 
and a somewhat deeper shade all summer, 
turns bronze-red after frost. The plants 
grow from 114 to 4 feet tall and are com- 
pactly pyramidal or rounded. They are of 
easy culture in moderately rich soil. Their 
formal shape and uniform size adapt 
them for use as a temporary hedge or tall 
border for walks or drives. Packet, 10c. 
LANTANA (hA). Low, compact, full 
flowered varieties whose flowers, in flattish 
clusters, vary or change from brilliant yel- 
low through orange to red. Widely grown 
as a greenhouse subject, being easily 
raised from either seed or cuttings, it is 
excellent as a summer bedding plant, 
blooming continuously until nipped by the 
frost in the fall. Packet, 10c. 
